Israel launches preliminary investigation of Amman embassy shootings
JERUSALEM/AMMAN (Reuters) – Israel said on Friday it would conduct a preliminary investigation into the July 23 shooting to death of two Jordanians by a guard at its Amman embassy who the kingdom says should face criminal prosecution.
Hezbollah says will join fight on Islamic State on Lebanese border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said the Shi’ite group would fight in the coming assault on an Islamic State pocket on the country’s border with Syria, which he said would begin within a few days.
A year after Olympics, Brazil’s army called to quell violence in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The deployment of 8,500 soldiers to Rio de Janeiro last week and the funeral on Monday for an unborn baby killed in one of numerous shootouts there were not part of Brazil’s plan for marking the one-year anniversary of the Ol…
Boon for Merkel as SPD-Greens lose Lower Saxony majority
BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of the coalition of Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens that runs the German state of Lower Saxony called for new elections on Friday after a deputy quit the Greens party, costing the alliance its one-seat majority.
Russian deputy minister blacklisted in new EU sanctions over Siemens turbines to Crimea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on three more Russians, including Deputy Energy Minister Andrei Cherezov, and three Russian companies over the delivery of Siemens’ turbines to Moscow-annexed Crimea.
Germany accuses Vietnam of Cold War-style kidnapping of businessman
WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Friday Germany was considering measures against Vietnam for kidnapping a former oil executive and described the abduction, denied by Hanoi, as reminiscent of Cold War spy movies.
Peru appeals court says ex-president Humala to stay in jail
LIMA (Reuters) – A Peruvian appeals court ruled on Friday that former President Ollanta Humala and his wife must remain in pre-trial detention for up to 18 months while they are investigated for campaign contributions.
Nigeria charges 43 people for homosexuality
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria has charged 43 people with homosexual acts, legal authorities said on Friday, in a move likely to concern Western trade partners and donors.
Car bomb kills at least one in center of Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – An explosives-laden car blew up in the center of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring another, police said.
Blast hits key tribal leader’s mosque in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A blast hit worshippers leaving a mosque in the east Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, apparently targeting a key tribal ally of eastern based commander Khalifa Haftar for a second time, security and medical officials said….
